| Project Detail |
The project supports the acceleration of rural economic growth by expanding the area under cultivation and increasing the productivity and profitability of rural production as well as expanding marketing opportunities for smallholders and landless rural poor people in the West Bank. Its goal is to improve livelihoods and increase climate resilience in the target areas through adapted agricultural practices and enhanced governance and management of land and water.
Activities are organized in three components:
Climate-resilient land development, including investments in agricultural roads, and soil improvement and rainwater-harvesting facilities;
Market linkages for the rural poor, by facilitating clustering of agricultural products at village level and by creating climate-resilient income-generating activities and entrepreneurial opportunities in the rural farming and off-farm sectors;
Improved public services for scaling up resilient practices through access to knowledge, transformation of livelihood strategies and creation of an enabling environment
Project activities are undertaken throughout the whole territory of the West Bank, while the first two component are implemented first in the Governorates of Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Nablus, Tubas and Tulkarm, before a gradual expansion. Target groups include smallholders and small-scale farmers; poor, landless and unemployed youth and women; and herders. An estimated 30,000 rural households – representing 150,000 persons – are directly benefitting from the project. |
